Day: October 28, 2011

Okay, okay, fine. I admit it. Publicly.

Posted By: Peter DavidPosted On:

The prospect of a Cardinals/Rangers World Series did nothing for me, as I made clear on this very site. But my God, what a great game that was last night. I tuned in when some Rangers fan on Facebook said, “Only two outs to go!” and, oh my freaking God. Up by two runs, down to the last strike, and they couldn’t get it done. Next inning, up by two runs, down to the last strike, couldn’t get it done. Climaxed by a walk off home run that a poor Cardinals jersey wound up giving its life for when it was ripped off the back of the hometown boy who was the hero not once, but twice in the same game. David Freese won’t have to pay for a drink in any bar in St. Louis for the rest of his life.

There were probably so many Rangers fans banging their heads against the wall that it registered on the Richter Scale.

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Planet Comics and the Effects of Censorship

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digresssmlOriginally published March 15, 1996, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1165

Planet Comics closed.

Well, the censors certainly showed them, didn’t they? They can add another notch to their belt. At a time in our industry when stores are closing because they can’t afford to keep their doors open due to “normal” sales drop-off, we now lose a store of long standing because well-organized monitors of what other people should be exposed to decided to target a store.

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